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Additions to the British list of Megaselia Rondani (Diptera: Phoridae), including two new species, from the crowns of ancient pollarded trees

R.H.L. DisneyDepartment of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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A. Russell-SmithDoddington, Sittingbourne, Kent, UK
Pages 1599-1626 | Received 19 Nov 2013, Accepted 06 Oct 2014, Published online: 20 Dec 2014

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